Tottenham Hotspur took another step towards the Championship on Sunday after a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland in Roberto De Zerbi’s maiden game in charge.
New manager bounces have been non-existent this season for Tottenham, and the team remains without a Premier League victory in 2026.
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How does that make you feel, Spurs fans?
With West Ham beating Wolves, Forest drawing with Aston Villa and Leeds United stunning Manchester United, it means Tottenham have endured a truly awful weekend.
Now, talk has turned towards Tottenham’s hopes of survival, with Gary Neville believing the latest Leeds result proved very detrimental for the North Londoners.
Gary Neville thinks Leeds result is scary for Tottenham
Leeds overcame United 2-1 at Old Trafford to move six points clear of Tottenham, and with Wolves to play next, it’s pretty clear that Spurs won’t catch the Yorkshiremen.
De Zerbi will be eyeing West Ham and Forest instead, and with his team playing before those two clubs this weekend, there is a big opportunity for Spurs.
Neville believes that the latest result for Leeds is scary for Tottenham and concedes that the team are now staring down the barrel of relegation.
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He said on the Gary Neville Podcast: “And I just think tonight, first half, I mean, they were absolutely wonderful.
“That is a performance that I don’t think Tottenham are capable of.
“And that’s the scary thing for Tottenham, not just the six points, by the way, that Leeds United have gone clear of them tonight, but the actual performance levels that they’ve put in.
“They’re nowhere near that. You watched Spurs yesterday against Sunderland, and it’s a set of ingredients that don’t go together, a concoction of misfits.”
Tottenham have to win next two games
Brighton at home and Wolves away shouldn’t be too problematic for a solid Tottenham side, but then this Spurs team is far from that.
The two games do provide a huge opportunity for De Zerbi to get points on the board, however, with six points likely to give Tottenham a fighting chance at the very least.
Forest face Burnley at home this weekend, and if they were to win that, they would move six clear of Tottenham with just five games left, should another defeat be suffered against Brighton.
Tottenham are now dangerously close to being cut adrift, with other teams showing a lot of fight and it really is now or never for this group of misfiring players.